Welcome back to Backward Point podcast.
My name is Nader Sayyed and. My name is Bashar.
And we are sitting right now in Islamabad after hosting and
producing the Islamabad United Podcast.
Bashar, how are your thoughts, man?
Feelings. What's going on?
This is absolutely insane. One of my wildest dreams coming
true. A huge shout out to the
Islamabad United franchise for trusting us and giving us the
authority and the liberty to make this content for them.
We are shooting the first season ever of the Islamabad United
Podcast and our partnership comprises of 11 podcasts with
their local players, their coaches, their team physio and
we've just wrapped up recording all of those episodes they will
be dropping on Islamabad United's channel throughout the
course of the BSL. This will include, you know, 11
long form episodes as well as shorts and clips all across
social media. We had the opportunity to record
the first ever podcast with Nasim Shah and Shadab Hahn,
which was an honor. The way that you just said that,
I couldn't believe that this happened.
I mean it's like one of those things where like it's a
pinching moment. We were able, they gave us
unprecedented access. We were with the team at the
camps, at the hotel. We went to them for training and
you know, I even, you know, you know, pulled my shoulder a
little bit over the over the pitches, bowled with Shadab
Khan. That's insane.
Shadab Khan validated that in fact is a good black.
Spinner, I mean, he said that. And I want everyone who's ever
doubted me to listen to this and be like Shady told me.
I bowled well and you guys have nothing on me anymore.
So this has been a a great experience and I hope that our
goal with this podcast has always been to bring the best
conversations around cricket and this time Pakistan cricket.
Do you guys? We've done a lot of research, a
lot of planning, a lot of preparation.
This is also why we have sort of been Mia from our own channel,
because we've been working day and night with our team to work
on this project for Islam, yeah. And I want to give a shout out
to our team. They've been nothing but
helpful. They've, you know, been head
over heels with everything that we're doing, you know, standing
on one feet trying their best. So I'm going to give a big shout
out to everybody who helped us put this together.
I think this was literally impossible without their help.
So you know backward point team, you guys deserve a round of
applause. I think once these pods come out
and once you guys see the determination and effort that we
put into these, I think you guys will appreciate that this is
something new in in box on cricket, people aren't reserved
in these podcasts. There's no agenda.
We just are huge fans wanting to know the stories behind moments
and stories that we've been seeing on TV and and behind the
scenes stuff. I think we've done the best job
that we could and it'll be fun to see what people's reactions
are. Yeah.
And there's also content dropping on our channel.
We've recorded a few BTS blogs when we're at the training camp
for Islamabad. Again, they had no reason for
having us there. But again, it's because they
sort of took us in as family and we've been here for five days
and I'm sort of melancholic, the fact that we're leaving tomorrow
morning. Bittersweet.
Because you've built
relationships with these players, with the staff here
now. So I mean, yeah, I'm cheering
up. Don't don't cry on the on the
pod I think this is this is a good time to let the let the
people like marinate with the thought of backward point here
with Islamabad United. We want to give a big shout out
again to Islamabad, Rihan, Bhai Qasim, everybody who helped us
organize this, the GM, hottest everybody.
Like there's too many people to thank and everybody was very
nice to us and just helped us along the way.
When the episodes come out, do let us know what you guys think,
tag us, comment, let Islamabad. I didn't know that you came from
backward Point camp, the Discord Fam, the Patreon Fam, all of you
guys, we appreciate your support.
Thank you very much for sticking by us for all all this time and
we love and hope to take you to the future with us as well.
Thank you. Thank you.